TRAIL EXCELLENT DRYLAND GROWLER RACE ON!!

Trail walked by host Jessica Simon, Race Officials Gene Ennis and Laura Jane Lucas, and Organiser Jon Lucas this morning. 

Trail has a light skiff of crunchy snow over hard packed sand. Sand can be kicked up by boot - ie not frozen solid and no sign of ice - YEEHAA.

Race on - see you all at 2pm Sunday afternoon. Mile 4.5 Mayo road, turn at the green dredge buckets and orange tape.

Notes - Formula 1 is for a quad and a minimum of 4 dogs - it's an unlimited class. 

Helmets mandatory for all races except canicross and Formula 1

All starts are at 2 minute intervals. 

Race order:

1 Pet dog 1 mile

1 sled dog 1 mile

2 sled dogs 2 miles

Formula 1, at least 4 dogs to unlimited dogs, 2 miles

BBQ pit all ready for race BBQ - please bring goodies, this is the season finale and kick-off into the snow season

Prizes to first five positions in all races:

1st - Yukon Brewing Growler, with T shirt filling of your choice

2nd - Eagle Pack dog food courtesy of Hans Gatt

3rd - Dog Collars from Aurora Booties

4th - 10lb Frozen BBQ size Arctic Charr from Icy Waters Ltd

5th - Traumeel and joint ointments from Dazhaw Du Chiropractic Cinic - J.F. Latour

Race Officials - Gene Ennis, Mel Bedard, Laura Jane Lucas: don't argue, remember Eastwick.

Jon Lucas is Race Organiser and not a race day official, he has no input on race day.

Growler Dryland Update

Weds evening - Trail in good condition, one muddy patch (goody). Trail being flagged/snowfenced Saturday morning, watch this blog for update!

Aurora Booties delivered a big bag of shiny new collars for prizes on Thursday.

Depending on the weather the races may change a little - rain and frost = ice sheets and injury and probably little fun factor so those conditions will lead to cancellation. If there's a little snow we can go ahead on wheels, if there's a bit more snow then we'll add kick-sleds (or sleds that can be kicked along) to the wheels and make the teams up to 2 and 3 dogs for the 1 and 2 mile sled dog races. Formula 1 will go ahead in all conditions but ice. 

Remember, helmets mandatory in all races EXCEPT Formula 1, or if canicrossing.

Don't forget there's a pot luck BBQ.

Final Trail/Race update late Saturday afternoon!

Map to Growler Mile 4.5 Mayo Road

Don't know how to get to Mike and Jessica's on Mile 4.5 Mayo Road 633-3566?Head north on the Klondike Highway, over the bridge, past the gas station and turn left at the 6th driveway. If you get to Klondike Upholstery you've gone one too far. Two green dredge buckets mark the driveway. Stay on the left fork to get to the dog lot and start line.

"Growler" Dryland

Photos by kind courtesy of Whitehorse Star, Jessica Simon, Laura Jane Lucas

Sunday 26th Oct, Dryland Season Finale is ON!!

The 2008 Dryland Series wraps up at Mike and Jessica Simon's place at Mile 4.5 Mayo Road on Sunday 26th October with the

Grrr....Grrr....Grrrowlll

GROWLER DRYLAND RACE

Meet at 2pm, all races $10, all proceeds to CHT Org. to support the coming third Yukon Brewing Copper Haul Twister League.

Sponsors and Prizes:

Yukon Brewing Growler T shirts - winners receive an empty Growler (big glass bottle that you can fit >6 T shirts in) and a certificate for a fill of the T shirt of their choice from The Yukon Brewery's liquid clothing division - as they say on CKRW "no labels, no glue, no cardboard box", it's the most environmentally friendly way to wear a T shirt (I think you know what I mean)

Chiropractic Dazhaw Du Clinic - Traumeel anti inflammation ointment; and sore joint ointment, suitable for the athletes, and their monkeys.

Eagle Pack Dog Food - Courtesy of Hans Gatt of Gatt Kennel

Icy Waters Arctic Charr - 10lb bags of those delicious BBQ size bundles of Omega-3 and vitamin D

Aurora Booties - Great stuff to make sure you're ready when the snow flies...lands...and packs.

Races

1 Pet dog 1 Mile

1 Sled dog 1 Mile

2 sled dogs 2 Miles

Formula 1 - at least 4 dogs and a quad - 2 miles

(someone please come out and beat Jon, he thinks he's some sort of winner when he's the only entrant)

Keep looking for updates, race is on whether dryland, mudland, rainland, or snowland, canx only for iceland

Hot Hounds and Mongrel Hordes

It takes all kinds to be a Hot Hound
Year round athletes

Cool Gear
and Pirate Wheels

From the Start

Darryl Sheepway had a perfect run

against the Killer Rats, Asha and Jon,

While Linda's dog took her for a run.

On the Trail

Taz pulled Sean past Harvey's truck

The Formula One, and...

The Mongrel Hordes

At the Finish Line

It was Hans Gatt in the Home Stretch

Hot Hounds and Mongrel Hordes

Live Action Footage of the Bikejor/Canicross Finish